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wiccian

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Hana Videen

wiccian, wk.v: to practise witchcraft. (WITCH-ee-ahn)

Zoroaster in ‘The Treasury’. Italy (Florence), 1425. British Library, Yates Thompson 28, f. 51r. [bl.uk]

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galdor-word

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

galdor-word, n.n: a magic word, word of incantation. (GAL-dor-WORD / ˈgal-dɔɹ-ˌwɔɹd)

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wicce

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

wicce, f.n: a witch, sorceress. (WITCH-eh)

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wicca

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

wicca, m.n: a wizard, soothsayer, sorcerer, magician. (WICK-ka)

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scīn-lāc

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Hana Videen

scīn-lāc, n.n: magic, necromancy, sorcery; delusion, superstition, frenzy, rage; a spectre, apparition, phantom. (SHEEN-LAHK / ˈʃiːn-ˌlaːk)

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galdor-cræft

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

galdor-cræft, m.n: art of enchantment, occult art, incantation. (GALL-dor-KRAFT)

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James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum. S.E. England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375. British Library, Royal 6 E VI, f. 396v.⁠ [bl.uk]
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ælf-siden

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

ælf-siden, f.n: influence or enchantment of elves, referring to an affliction of uncertain identity thought to be caused by supernatural agency and attended by fever. (ALF-SID-en / ˈælf-ˌsɪ-dɛn)

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scīn-lǣce

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

scīn-lǣce, f.n: a woman who practises magic, a sorceress. (SHEEN-LATCH-eh)

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lēod-rūne

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēod-rūne, f.n: a witch, wise woman. (LAY-odd-ROO-neh)

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sǣ-ælfen

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

sǣ-ælfen, f.n: a sea-elf, sea-nymph. (SAE-AL-ven / ˈsæː-ˌæl-vɛn)

The Rutland Psalter. England, c. 1260. British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 57r. [bl.uk]
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